Yesterday was another long, but never the less rewarding day. We slept in late (though not too late by Mexican standards. We went to a wonderful restaurant for breakfast, they have the best cafe con leche (coffee with milk) and really good machada (eggs with beef and onions). After that we went to the clinic that Carlos and Carrie (our hosts) help out at, there we sorted various medical supplies. It was like Christmas for us nursing students. After that we passed out fliers for the clinic in the surrounding neighborhood. That was fun though also challenging with our limited Spanish. I learned the great importance of not trusting Mexican drivers to stop when I cross the street. After that we went to Carrie and Carlos' house for dinner and then to Wal-mart to buy some team supplies. It ended up being a pretty full day.
Today we went to the pyramids, which were built by some unknown tribe aroung 100 BC-200 AD, then later taken over by the Aztecs. They were pretty amazing. There were vendors every where and lots of pretty trinkets for sale. Towards the end of the trip Angela, Jessica, and I were accosted by one vendor. He put Sombreros on our heads and blankets on our shoulders and took a picture of us near a giant Aloe plant (which I guess is what they use to make Tequila). After we refused to buy anything he followed us all the way out to the van. He finally left us alone after Angela bought a sombrero. We have lots of great pictures from the day that I am sure will look amazing in the new Health and Science Center building.
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